Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • August 28, 2013 Obituaries Anthony. Arrangements were made by the Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, New York. Peter F. Allen Donald E. DeRocker of Mahwah died Aug. 16. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He attended Ridgewood Public Schools and Stephens Institute of Technology, which lead to his career in mechanical engi- neering. He retired from Seir-Bath, a division of Ingersoll Rand. He is survived by his wife Jeanette and his son David. He is also survived by his brother Richard of North Caro- lina and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son Stephen DeRocker and his sister Marion Brokaw. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Center for Food Action, Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Peter F. Allen of Waldwick died Aug. 18. He was 60. He was employed by the Hillside Board of Education as a middle school science teacher and the Drama Club direc- tor. He was a professional musician and a singer. During the summer, he at worked the New York Renaissance Faire as a pirate for McNeal Enterprises. He volunteered with an animal rescue group. He is survived by his wife Frances (nee Koerner) Allen, his daughters Stacy Allen-Boice and Krissa Allen, and his stepchildren Stephanie and Nicho- las D’Amelio. He is also survived by his mother Despina Kovelkoski, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and his siblings John Faison and Rene Despiris. Arrangements were made by Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. Memo- rial donations may be made to Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436 or to Mini Aussie Rescue & Support, Inc. P.O. Box 636 Hillsboro, NJ 03244. Vita ‘Vera’ Capone Vita “Vera” Capone, nee Alesi, of Ramsey, formerly of Brooklyn and Queens, died Aug. 15. She was 82. She was born in Menfi, Sicily. She was a parishioner at Saint Paul Roman Catholic Church in Ramsey, where she volunteered in various ministries. She is survived by her husband Salva- tore, and her children Marie, Antoinette, and Carmine. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and one great-grand- child. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider- Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospital Hospice, Dorothy B. Kraft Center, Third Floor, 15 Essex Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Jean S. Chrzanowski Jean S. Chrzanowski, formerly of Upper Saddle River, Jersey City, and Rocky Hill, Connecticut, died Aug. 8. She was 96. She is survived by her daughters Stephanie Burns of Sudbury, Massachusetts and Cynthia Pasteur of Nine Mile Falls, Washington. She is also survived by four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one brother, and three sisters. She was predeceased by her husband Walter F. Chrzanowski. Arrangements were made by New Britain Memorial Sagarino Funeral Home in New Britain, Con- necticut. Cataldo ‘Charles’ De Palma Cataldo “Charles” De Palma of Mahwah died Aug. 20. He was 85. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was an employee of the New Car Carrier Company of Mahwah for 29 years. He then was employed as a custodian engineer for 13 years at Ramsey Central School before retir- ing in 1994. He is survived by his children Frank De Palma of Wallkill, New York, Mike De Palma of Circleville, New York, Lucy Taylor of Monroe, New York, and Mary De Palma of Mahwah. He is also survived by many grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Angela De Palma and his siblings Theresa, Lena, and Donald E. DeRocker Mina H. De Ruiter Mina H. De Ruiter of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne and Totowa, died Aug. 16. She was 85. She worked as a secretary/receptionist for World Vision and then as a book- keeper at the Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon. She was a member of the Living Word Reformed Church in North Haledon and was a member of the church choir, a former Sunday school teacher, and a prayer warrior. She is survived by her friends Roger and Lois Hartley of North Haledon, her second cousin Jane Anne Lee of Flor- ida, and her church family at the Living Word Reformed Church. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the Mission Fund at the Living Word Reformed Church in North Haledon. Deborah Anne Lillis Deborah Anne Lillis of Toronto, Canada, formerly of Ridgewood, died Aug. 7. She was 55. She was born to Nancy and William Lillis and she and her sisters, Susan and Jennifer, grew up in Ridgewood. She was an under- graduate at Colgate University, the American College in Paris, and McGill University, and completed a graduate degree in linguistics at the University of Toronto. She is survived by her husband Tom White and her sons Aidan and Conor. Memorial donations may be made to the Regis- tered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario or to Girls on the Run, Ontario, Canada. Robert A. Markell Robert A. Markell of Mahwah, formerly of Oakland, died Aug. 20. He was 65. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was employed as a milkman with Sicomac Dairy in Wyckoff. He is survived by his son Robert A. Markell of Goldsboro, North Carolina, and his siblings Don E. Markell of Montvale, Barbara G. Markell of Oakland, and Linda S. Gnatowski of Rockaway. He is also survived by one granddaughter, two nieces, and four nephews. Arrangements were made by Browning Forshay Funeral Home in Hawthorne. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at Browning -Forshay Funeral Home, 557 Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne. John Barry O’Brien John Barry O’Brien of Woodland Park, formerly of Mahwah, died Aug. 15. He was 32. He was a 1999 gradu- ate of Clifton High School and a graduate from Lincoln Tech in Mahwah. Early in his career, he owned his own landscaping business and more recently worked for Pres- tige Toyota in Ramsey. He was a member of the West Pater- son Volunteer Fire Department. He is survived by his wife Maria O’Brien and his children Shawn and Olivia O’Brien. He is also survived by his parents Eugene and Barbara- Ann (Raleigh) O’Brien, his sister Mary Ann Hodes, and two nephews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the West Paterson Volunteer Fire Department, 5 Brophy Lane, Woodland Park, NJ 07424. Robert Benedict Timpson Robert Benedict Timpson of Franklin Lakes, formerly of River Edge and Oakland, died Aug. 19. He was 94. He was a graduate of Hackensack High School and attended Colgate University for two years. From 1938 to 1941, he worked as a clerk for the Hackensack Trust. In 1943, he began work- ing for the Erie Railroad. After World War II, he took a job at Flintkote Roofing Co., where he worked for 23 years as a traffic manager. He continued his career in the traf- fic department of Hewitt Robins Corporation and finished at T.J. Lipton Co. He was a member of Grace Community Church in Franklin Lakes. He was a member of Indepen- dent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2, Free & Accepted Masons in New York, New York. He is survived by his daughters Patricia Blackwell and Lyle Timpson, and two granddaugh- ters. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Orre Knox (Lamb) Timpson. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Oak- land First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 5, Oakland, NJ 07436 or to the Grace Community Church Mission Fund, 886 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Robert A. Winter Robert A. Winter died Aug. 16. He was 71. He served in the U.S. National Guard for six years. He graduated from Ramapo High School in 1959 and was the artist who designed the Ramapo High School Bobcat logo. He attended the School of Visual Arts and became one of the top photo retouching airbrush artists in the industry, beginning his career at Rio Studios in Manhattan. The onset of computer art led him to adapt to Web design. He was employed by Thomas Publishing for the past 18 years. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff and his Ramapo alumni group. He is survived by his wife Susan (nee Horton), and his daughters Jennifer of Jersey City and Samantha of Hoboken. He is also survived by his brother Gerald and a nephew and niece. He was predeceased by his daughter Meridyth. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436.